Engine-protector for motor-vehicles.



No. 677,875. Patented luly 9, |90i.

G. A. HACKER.

ENGINE PBOTECTUR FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

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s. A. mAcKER. ENGINE PBOTECTUR FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

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UNITED STATES GEORGE A. MAOKER, OF WESTBORO,

MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THF.

ENGINE-PROTECTOR FOR MOTOR-VEHICLES.

'sianoretca'rrolv amg @are of Letters'ratene No. $7,875, dated July e,1901.

Application led May 2, 1900.

To @ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. MACKER, of Westboro, in the county ofIVorcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new anduseful Improvementsin Engine-Pro'- tectors for Motor-Vehicles, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to automobile vehicles having an engine or motorcarried by the body of the vehicle and partially exposed below saidbody.

The object of the invention is to protect said exposed portion of theengine or motor from dust or foreign matter.

Of the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a longitudinalsectional view of a steam-carriage provided withthe improved protector.Fig. 2 represents a perspective View of the protector and adjacent partswith portions in section.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in both figures.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the body of the motor-vehicle,and 2 designates the engine or motor carried by said body and its lowerpart exposed below said body. The engine is shown as supported in avertical position with its crank-shaft lowermost between two sills 3 3,forming a part of the bod y-` framing. In this position the engine isnaturally exposed to the dust and dirt of the roadway, which has atendency to injure or increase the wear of its running parts. To protectthese parts, I provide a protector or sheath 4, substantially cup-shapedin form and removably positioned, preferably by means of an attachmentto the sills 3 3, and covering the exposed part of the engine A2. Theattachment of the sheath et to the sills 3 3 may be by means of gudgeons5 5 on said sills and buttonholes 6 6, formed in the upper margin of thesheath along its front and rear sides and adapted to iit over thegudgeons 5.

The sheath or protectort is preferably composed of a fiexible yieldingmaterial, such as leather, so as to secure lightness and preventrattling and also to permit the device to be readily positioned andremoved and to retain to the maximum extent its dustproof character whenin place. To impart the desired stiffness and durability, the walls ofthe Serial No. 15,191'. (No model.)

sheath may be made'of two or more layers of the material.

Apertures are provided in the sheath 4, as shown at 7 S 9 10 11, for thepassage of cer- 55 tain parts of the carriage associated with oradjacent to the engine. Such parts, for instance, are the driving-chain12, connecting the crank-shaft of the engine with the driving-wheels,the radius-bar 13, adapted to take 6o the thrust of the chain, thebrake-rod 14, extending from the front of the vehicle to a brake 15,associated with the rear axle, and certain pipes or fittings which passthrough the apertures 10 11 in the sides of the sheath. 65 Theseapertures are all open at the top either to their full width or by meansof a cleft extending from the apertures to the margin of the sheath inorder to allow the sheath to pass around the parts when it is positioned7o or removed. As seen in, Fig. 2, the lowermost aperture 7 in therearwall of the sheath is occupied by the lower stretch of the chain 12. Theaperture 8 next above is occupied by the upper stretch ofthe chain andalso by the radius-bar 13 and the brake-rod 14. Said brake-rod,furthermore, passes through the aperture 9 in the front wall of thesheath. At 16 is represented a vertical cleft connecting the apertures 7and 8 `with each other and 8o 'extending to the margin of the sheath.The

cleft is narrowed by bringi-ng its sides together when the sheath is inposition; but these sides may readily be separated by iiexure to openthe cleft around the parts 12 13 85 14 when the sheath is being put inits place or removed therefrom. To cover the cleft and connect its sideswhen the sheath is in position, there are provided iiaps 1S 18, locatedbetween the two apertures 7 8 and 9o above the aperture S, said flapsbeing fastened along one edge to one of the sides of the cleft andremovably secured by fasteners 19 19 to the other sides of the cleft.

1. The combination with the vehicle-body and the engine partiallyexposed below said body, of a sheath or protector removably positionedand inclosing the exposed part of said engine, said sheath having anaperture loo for the passage of a part or parts adjacent to the exposedpart of the engine, and a cleft 'extending from said aperture to themargin of the sheath to permit the latter to be positioned or removed.

2. The combination With the vehicle-body and the engine partiallyexposed below said body, of a sheath or protector removably positioned,and inclosing the exposed part of 1 said engine, said sheath having anaperture f for the passage of a part or parts adjacent to the exposedpart of the engine, a cleft ex tending from said aperture to the marginof the :sheath to permit the latter to be posi. tione'd or removed, anda flap covering said i cleft.

3. The combination with the vehicle-body and the engine partiallyexposed below said body, of a sheath or protector removably pof sitionedand inclosing the exposed part of`i said engine, said sheath having twoapertures Vfor the passage of parts adjacent to 4the exposed part of theengine, a cleft extending between said apertures, and a flap coveringsaid cleft.

4. The combination with the vehicle-body and the engine partiallyexposed below said body, ofv a removable sheath or protector composed ofa iexible material such as leather and covering the exposed part of theengine, I said sheath having an aperture for the passage of apart orparts adjacent to the engine,

and a relatively narrow cleft extending from saidaperture to the marginof the sheath to permit the latter to be positioned or removed, thesides of said cleft being separated by ilexure during such positioningor removal.

5. The combination with the vehicle-body and the engine partiallyexposed below said body, of a removablesheath or protector composed of aflexible material, such as leather, and covering the exposed part of theengine, said sheath having an aperture for the passage of a part orparts adjacent to the engine, a relatively narrow cleft extending fromsaid aperture to the margin of the sheath to permit the latter to bepositioned or removed, the sides of said cleft being separated by lexureduring such positioning or removal, and fastening means connecting thesides of the clef-t. n

6. The combinati-on with Vthe vehicle-body having sil-ls 3 3, and theengine carried by said body and partially exposed below the same, ot acup-shaped sheath or protector supported by said sills independently ofthe engine, and fastening devices removably securing said sheath to thesills.

In testimony whereof I have aliixed my sig nature in presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE A. MACKERi Vi tn esses ADAMs F. BROWN, HARRY W. KIMBALL.

